UPDATE: Earlier Release
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Liebe Eltern und Erziehungsberechtigte,
aufgrund der aktuellen Wetterwarnung in unserer Region und im Interesse der Sicherheit aller Schülerinnen und Schüler sowie Mitarbeitenden beenden wir den Unterricht und das Kindergartenprogramm heute vorzeitig um 12:55 Uhr. Die Schulbusse werden das Schulgelände um 13:05 Uhr verlassen.
Um eine ungefähre Ankunftszeit an Ihrer Haltestelle zu ermitteln, bitten wir Sie, sich an den Zeiten der regulären Busroute zu orientieren.
Wenn Ihr Kind nicht mit dem Bus fährt, holen Sie es bitte um 12:55 Uhr ab.
Sollte sich die Wettersituation so entwickeln, dass es erforderlich ist, werden wir selbstverständlich alle Schülerinnen und Schüler sicher in den Gebäuden behalten und Schutz im Gebäude gewährleisten, bis eine sichere Situation gegeben ist.
Falls Sie aufgrund von Verkehr oder Wetter nicht genau um 12:55 Uhr zur Abholung eintreffen können, werden wir die Kinder weiterhin in den jeweiligen Gebäuden – Preschool, Elementary School und im Hauptgebäude – betreuen und im Gebäude lassen, bis Sie sicher an der Schule angekommen sind, um Ihr Kind abzuholen.
Bitte fahren Sie vorsichtig, versuchen Sie jedoch so zeitnah wie möglich zur Schule zu kommen, da wir bemüht sind, die Gebäude für die Sicherheit aller Beteiligten so bald wie möglich nach 12:55 Uhr zu leeren.
Sollte es zu Verzögerungen bei der Abfahrt der Schulbusse kommen, werden wir Sie selbstverständlich umgehend mit einem weiteren Update informieren.
Wir danken Ihnen für Ihr Verständnis und wünschen Ihnen und Ihrer Familie, dass Sie gut und sicher durch das heutige Wetter kommen.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Die Schulleitung
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Dear Parents and Guardians,
Due to the severe weather alert in our region, and in the interest of the safety of all students and staff, classes and the preschool program will end early today at 12:55 pm. School buses will depart campus at 1:05 pm.
To estimate the approximate arrival time at your bus stop, please refer to the times listed on the regular bus route schedule.
If your child does not ride the bus please pick them up at 12:55pm.
If the situation warrants it, we will certainly keep all students safely sheltered inside the buildings and ensure everyone remains safe until conditions allow otherwise.
If you happen to be delayed in traffic or by the weather and cannot arrive exactly at 12:55 pm for pickup, students will remain inside their respective buildings - Preschool, Elementary School, and the Main Building - and will be supervised until you arrive safely to pick up your child.
Please drive carefully and do your best to be on time, as we are for everyone’s safety hoping to have the buildings cleared as soon as possible after 12:55 pm.
If bus departures are delayed, we will certainly provide another update promptly.
Thank you for your understanding. We wish everyone a safe afternoon and hope you stay safe during the weather.
Kind regards,
School Leadership
All-Day Meeting of the Steering Committee
On December 14, 2017, the Steering Committee conducted an all-day meeting and invited a large number of guest participants: students, parents, members of the Board of Directors, faculty members and staff from the Business Office.
In the morning, after a short presentation by the Communications Director Beate Mahious and a vote on the new Steering Committee logo (see left), the following areas of the Steering Committee’s duties were discussed in small groups:
1. Starting a project group
2. Overseeing the project group’s work (“controlling”)
3. Closing a project group
4. Promoting the Steering Committee
5. Evaluation of the survey results 2016 on the topic area “Career and College Counseling”
6. Evaluation of the survey results 2016 on topic area “Communication between Teachers and Parents”
At noon, two presentations were held. The first was by Marlen Ascensio, coordinator of Knowledge Management at the Elementary School, who gave us very interesting insights into the excellent organization of essential Elementary School documents on the GISW One-Drive. The entire Elementary School faculty has access to folders with relevant documents sorted by topics, i.e. planning, advertising, and executing the lantern walk.
The second presentation was by Andrea Meuschke, coordinator of transition management, who explained her special focus on the orientation of new teachers that are sent to our school from the German government, the so-called Auslandsschul-Lehrkraft (ADLK). Ms. Meuschke supports these new teachers and helps them get settled in the U.S. and at our school.
In the afternoon, all participants were assigned into new groupings to work on SMART-goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic/Relevant, Timely/Timebound) for the following topics:
1. Knowledge Management / Transition Management
2. Responsibilities /Transparence/Processes – Who does what? Who reports to whom?
3. Communication between Teachers/Parents/Students – Communications Guide
4. FuF, which are individually-oriented instructional units that focus on extra coaching to improving language skills (German and English) and on challenging our gifted students – should this also be offered in grades 10-12 and in the Realschule?
5. School Spirit – How content are all community members with the school?
6. Exchange Program / Concept for Overnight Class Trips
7. School Program
8. Sports/Theatre/Music-Concepts
9. Alumni Club and Network
The members of the extended Steering Committee are:
|
Represented Group |
1st Representative |
2nd Representative |
|
Elementary School |
B. Scholl |
M. Rodrigues |
|
Preschool |
P. Rashid |
M. Khojasteh |
|
Parents’ Council (SEBR) |
S. Velasco |
A. Peuker |
|
Student Government (SMV) |
I. Sheldon |
F. Rother |
|
Business Office |
B. Mahious |
|
|
Board of Directors |
K. Dietrich |
D. Tawil |
|
Head of School |
P. Palenzatis |
M. Loeckmann |
|
Coordinator of the Steering Committee |
G. Müller |
|
